Key external relationships include clients and other firms.
- Clients
- Other firms
Practice group/team
- The Infrastructure Finance team in London consists of 4 partners and a group of associates focused on the financing of both brownfield (M&A) and greenfield (project) financings.
- The team forms part of a broader Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure Finance group.
- The products involved include acquisition finance, project finance, some hybrid products and fund level finance for infrastructure funds.
- The Infrastructure Finance team works across the entire infrastructure sector including transport, energy transition, digital infrastructure, water and waste and healthcare.
- We are highly ranked in all of the directories and have acted on some of the most complex and ground-breaking infrastructure finance deals.
- Key clients include infrastructure and energy funds, banks and debt funds, multilateral agencies, project sponsors and governments.
Primary objectives
- Contribute to excellent client service and perform fee-earning work under supervision.
- Make an effective contribution to the firm's work by aiming to meet and exceed target hours.
- Build on legal and commercial knowledge in chosen practice area.
- Begin cultivating relationships with current client contacts where possible and in some instances, be a direct point of contact.
Key responsibilities
- Advising a range of infrastructure funds as well as many global financial institutions on the acquisition financing of infrastructure assets.
- Expected to be willing to be involved in some project finance transactions for both borrowers and lenders.
- Leading and negotiating transactions, assisting and supervising more junior associates and trainees.
- Building relationships with clients, identifying and acting on opportunities.
- Plan, prioritise and delegate work tasks as appropriate and update supervising partner/senior associate on progress.
Qualifications, skills and experience
- Qualified/admitted legal practitioner in relevant jurisdiction.
- Ideally 3.5 - 4 years PQE with evidence of experience in infrastructure acquisition finance.
- Strong foundation legal skills, including drafting, writing, negotiation and project management.
- Technically strong, self-starter who enjoys BD as well as transactional work.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Legal
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
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Senior Associate - Project Finance employer: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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